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2024 SHL Week 12 Transactions

  • On Monday, the Kansas City Smoke recalled LW Roy Mutz from their CHL affiliate in Omaha and returned C Mason Alpine to Omaha. With C Mike Rivera returning from an injury, the Smoke decided to bring up the 23-year-old Mutz – making his SHL debut – to get some minutes until LW Pascal Royal returns from injury.
  • On Wednesday, the Thunder Bay Kestrels – CHL affiliate of the Saskatchewan Shockers – activated LW Darius Ghilezan from the injured list. To make from for Ghilezan’s return, the Kestrels released F Harper Hawking. Hawking appeared in 7 games for Thunder Bay, recording two goals and an assist.
  • Thursday was the SHL’s trading deadline. The following transactions occurred at the deadline:
    • The Baltimore Longshoremen traded RW Alberto Fedregotti to the Portland Bluebacks in exchange for minor-league RW Fletcher Queen and a fourth-round draft pick. In related moves, Baltimore recalled RW Rolf Knaufl from their affiliate in Fargo, and Portland demoted F Zeljko Brankovic to their affiliate in Spokane.
    • The Shockers traded D Blake Blacklett to the Washington Galaxy for minor-league D Stieg Lisander. In related moves, Saskatchewan recalled D Roscoe Corbetta from their affiliate in Thunder Bay, and Washington returned D Russ Klemmer to their farm team in Virginia.
    • The Smoke traded RW Adriaen van der Veen to the Galaxy in exchange for F Sidney Archer. In a related move, the Smoke returned F Roy Mutz to their affiliate in Omaha and called up C Mason Alpine from Omaha.
    • The Shockers traded D Buster Kratz to the Michigan Gray Wolves for D Ilya Morozov and a third-round pick. In related moves, Saskatchewan called up D Damir Kriutchkov from their farm team in Thunder Bay, and Michigan demoted D Barrett Snow from their affiliate in Cincinnati.
    • The Shockers traded RW Samson Kucharov to the Quebec Tigres in exchange for RW Bryan Irvin and a third-round pick. In related moves, Saskatchewan recalled F Michael Jennings from Thunder Bay, while Quebec demoted F Billy Knox and signed D Luke Boskill to a short-term contract for their affiliate in Halifax.
    • The Shockers traded D Harald Haakom to the Hershey Bliss for D Dustin Ecklenburg and a second-round pick.
  • On Friday, the Fargo Flickertails activated D Colt Mayhem from the injured list. To accommodate his return, Fargo released D Powell Kelmore from his short-term contract. Kelmore appeared in 2 games for the Flickertails, recording an assist.

2024 SHL All-Star Break Transactions

The following transactions occurred during the All-Star break:

  • The Anchorage Igloos promoted D Tatum Stanger and RW Baejarin Snorrisson from their farm team in Idaho, and sent D Jeff Barshke and RW Mark Winters to Idaho.
  • The Baltimore Longshoremen called up C Flip Gunderson and RW Soren Vilkstad from their CHL affiliate in Fargo, and assigned C Butch Barber and RW Rolf Knaufl to Fargo.
  • The Hamilton Pistols called up LW Dragomir Mrvac, C Corby Remner, and D Brent Michelis from their affiliate in Oshawa, and sent LW Johnny Benninghoff, F Broni Zhlotkin, and D Rich Behneke down to Oshawa.
  • The Portland Bluebacks called up D Bruce Minnik and LW Shelton McCann from their CHL affiliate in Spokane, and sent D Lowell Sharkey and LW Aaron Knorr down to Spokane.
  • The Rhode Island Seekers called up G Carson Wagner from their farm team in Portland, and sent G Yorke Baxter down to Portland.
  • The Saskatchewan Shockers called up RW Quinn Courtney, D Rune Soharski, and G Davis Kingston up from their affiliate in Thunder Bay and sent F Michael Jennings, D Roscoe “Ruckus” Corbetta, and G Kostya Arsenyev to Thunder Bay.
  • The Utah Blizzard called up D Morris Starling and G Corey Franklin-Lee from their affiliate in Colorado Springs, and sent D Marshall Kreitzer and G Murray McCord down to Colorado Springs.

2022 SHL All-Star Break Transactions

The following transactions occurred during the All-Star break:

  • The Anchorage Igloos promoted LW Ethan Charland from their CHL affiliate in Minnesota, and sent F Tadeusz Adamczyk down to Minnesota. The Igloos face at least a week after the break without two of their top players, C Jake Frost and RW Nicklas Ericsson, and they are using the opportunity to give the 22-year-old Charland a look.  With Minnesota this season, Charland recorded 21 points (11 goals, 10 assists) and 22 blocks in 32 games. Adamczyk appeared in 7 games for Anchroage, recording 2 assists.
  • The Boston Badgers promoted RW Elmer Sigurdson Jr. from their affiliate in Hartford, and sent F Michael Jennings down to Hartford.  Sigurdson, fresh off of an appearance in the CHL All-Star game, recorded 27 points (16 goals, 11 assists) and 27 blocks in 32 games.  Jennings recorded 3 points (1 goal, 2 assists) at a 54.3 CF% in 12 games.
  • The Hamilton Pistols called up D Reggie Armour from their farm club in Oshawa and sent D Russ Klemmer down to Oshawa.  Klemmer appeared in 9 games with Hamilton, recording no goals, 5 assists, 11 blocks, and a +6 rating. The 26-year-old Armour was called up late last season by Kansas City, but did not get into any games.  With Oshawa this year, he put up 16 points (6 goals, 10 assists) and 41 blocks in 27 games.
  • The Michigan Gray Wolves called up LW Valdemar Sorensen from their affiliate in Cincinnati and returned LW Carl Bleyer to Cincinnati.  Left wing has been a trouble spot for the Wolves all season, and now the 22-year-old Sorensen will get a shot to fill the slot.  Sorensen scored 13 goals and 7 assists in 31 games with Cincinnati this season.  Bleyer, whom the Wolves called up from Cincinnati a few weeks back, appeared in 11 games for Michigan, with no goals and 2 assists.
  • The Milwaukee Growlers called up RW Alberto Fedregotti and D Jon Rogers from their affiliate in Indianapolis, and sent RW Dylan Alizarin and D Duncan DeShantz to Indianapolis.  Fedregotti led the CHL in goals (18) and points (36) in the first half, earning an All-Star spot for his trouble.  Rogers was also no slouch, with 22 points (6 goals, 16 assists) and 65 blocks in 32 games.  Alizarin appeared in 23 games for Milwaukee, recording 10 points (3 goals, 7 assists), while DeShantz notched 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists) and 19 blocks in 11 game.
  • The New York Night promoted D Bobby Hitchcock and RW Simon Robek from their farm team in Albany, and demoted D Andy Ruger and F Cary Estabrook to Albany.  Hitchcock, who was a CHL All-Star, put up 22 points (7 goals , 15 assists) and 52 blocks in 32 games, while Robek recorded 19 points (8 goals, 11 assists) and 23 blocks in 32 games.  Estabrook appeared in just 6 games, recording 1 assist and a 40.7 CF%. Ruger recorded 3 assists and 23 blocks in 10 games.
  • The Portland Bluebacks called up RW Holden Cadorette, D Jackson Creed, and G Cecil Healy from their affiliate in Spokane, while sending F Zeljko Brankovic, D Burton Cullidge, and G Darrell Bondurant to Spokane.  The Bluebacks arrived at the break in a tailspin, having lost 4 in a row, 7 of their last 8 and 13 of their last 16, and decided to shake things up.  Cadorette (13 goals, 16 assists in 32 games) and Creed (11 goals, 12 assists, 63 blocks in 32 games) were both CHL All-Stars, while Healy (9-7-3, 2.53 GAA, .911 save percentage) narrowly missed the honor.  Brankovic returns to Spokane after appearing in 4 games for Portland without recording a point. Cullidge appeared in 11 games, with 5 assists and 17 blocks. Bondurant went 1-9-1 with a 3.87 GAA and an .878 save %.
  • The Quebec Tigres called up RW Alois Rodney from their affiliate in Halifax and sent F Jacques Bacon down to Halifax.  The offense-hungry Tigres hope that the 24-year-old All-Star Rodney (11 goals, 12 assists in 32 games) can provide a spark. He last appeared in the SHL with Hamilton in 2018.  Bacon appeared in 6 games for Quebec, recording 3 assists.
  • The Saskatchewan Shockers promoted D Zikmund Bruzek from their affiliate in Idaho, and returned D Pierre Chappelle to Idaho. Chappelle, who was called up from Idaho after Cal Bonville‘s season-ending injury, appeared in 6 games and notched 2 assists and 8 blocks. Bruzek appeared in 32 games for Idaho and put up 22 points (8 goals, 14 assists), 62 blocks, and a 51.4 CF%.
  • The Utah Blizzard recalled F Scot Davenport and D Jerome LaPoubelle from their farm team in Colorado Springs, and sent RW Andrew Fortuno and D Hampus Olsson down to Colorado Springs.  LaPoubelle was another CHL All-Star, recording 21 points (5 goals, 16 assists) and 53 points in 32 games; he returns to the SHL for the first time since 2018. Davenport, who started the season with Utah before being demoted in the third week, returns after recording 16 points (9 goals, 7 assists) in 22 games for Colorado Springs. Fortuno appeared in 11 games for Utah, recording an assist. Olsson appeared in 14 games, putting up 3 assists and 37 blocks.
  • The Washington Galaxy promoted RW Andre Pressler and D Mikl Hedlund from their affiliate in Virginia and demoted F Minton “Quickie” Pearson and D Ross Hruschka to Virginia.  Pressler (8 goals, 14 assists in 32 games) returns to the Galaxy after appearing in 24 games for them last season.  Hedlund (4 goals, 14 assists, 49 blocks in 32 games), who was drafted by Washington in 2020, makes his SHL debut.  Pearson, a 2021 draft pick who made his debut this season, had 3 assists in 13 games, while the 22-year-old Hruschka had 3 assists and 16 blocks in 11 games.

2020 SHL Week 4 Transactions

  • On Wednesday, the Hershey Bliss‘ CHL affiliate in Milwaukee activated G Hobie Sanford from the injured list.  Sanford suffered a bruised collarbone in the first week of the season, and had been on the IL ever since.  In order to make room for Sanford on the roster, the organization released G Toby Kemper.  Kemper, who had served as Milwaukee’s reserve netminder during Sanford’s injury, went 1-2-0 with a 4.66 GAA and an .869 save percentage during his time with the club.
  • On Friday, the Quebec Tigres activated D Kevin Buchanan from the injured list.  Buchanan went down with an upper-body injury two and a half weeks ago.  In order to allow Buchanan to return, the Tigres demoted D Hampus Olsson to their CHL affiliate in Halifax.  This season, Olsson appeared in 15 games with Quebec, recording 3 assists and a -2 rating.  To make room for Olsson on the Halifax roster, the team did not renew D Gustaf Bergstrom’s 10-game contract.
  • On Saturday, the Tigres placed LW Stellan Fisker on the injured list.  Fisker exited Saturday’s 4-2 loss to Portland after suffering an upper-body injury late in the second period.  The team described him as “week-to-week” with the injury.  To replace Fisker on the roster, the Tigres called up LW Carl Bleyer from their affiliate in Halifax.  This is the 21-year-old Bleyer’s second stint with Quebec; he was called up for 10 games last season.
  • Also on Saturday, the Hamilton Pistols recalled F Michael Jennings from their farm club in Oshawa and reassigned C Hilliard Macy to Oshawa.  The team called Macy up last week when C Calvin Frye went down with an injury and appeared in five game, recording a goal and two assists  Frye returned to the lineup in mid-week, but LW Steven Alexander was injured in Saturday’s 6-4 loss to Kansas City, and is expected to miss up to a week.  With Frye back and Alexander out, the Pistols needed a winger instead of a center, so they brought Jennings back to the SHL.
  • Finally, in another Saturday night move, the Kansas City Smoke demoted F David Facinelli to their affiliate in Omaha and called C Edz Zalmanis.  Like Hamilton’s move, the transaction was driven be an injury.  C Mike Rivera was hurt in Saturday’s tussle with Hamilton, and is expected to miss multiple games.  With an opening at center, the Smoke took the opportunity to give a look to Zalmanis, who has been brilliant with Omaha (17 points and a +5 rating in 16 games).  The 29-year-old Facinelli has appeared in 7 games with KC this second, registering a single point.